WHO Global Clinical Platform for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
  • 🦇 Marburg Virus Disease (MVD)

Total cases

662

Total deaths

537

Mean CFR (%)

63%

Total countries

19

Total outbreaks

27

Latest events

2024

🦇 Facts sheet

  • Marburg virus (MARV) and Ravn virus (RAVV) of the species Orthomarburgvirus marburgense are the causative agents of Marburg virus disease (MVD). Both viruses are part of the Filoviridae family (filovirus).

  • MVD, formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The average MVD CFR is around 50%. CFR have varied from 24% to 88% in past outbreaks.

  • 🦇 Rousettus aegyptiacus, a fruit bat of the Pteropodidae family, is considered the natural host of Marburg virus. The virus is transmitted to 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 people from bats and spreads among humans through human-to-human transmission.

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🌎 Worldwide geospatial distribution
  • 📈 By Outbreaks
  • 📈 By WHO region
Outbreak Cases Cases % Deaths Deaths % CFR
2020's
United Republic of Tanzania (2023) 10
1.5%
7
1.3%
70%
Equatorial Guinea (2023) 41
6.2%
36
6.7%
88%
Ghana (2022) 4
0.6%
3
0.6%
75%
Guinea (2021) 2
0.3%
2
0.4%
100%
2010's
Uganda (2017) 4
0.6%
4
0.7%
100%
Uganda (2014) 2
0.3%
2
0.4%
100%
Uganda (2012) 16
2.4%
5
0.9%
31%
2000's
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (2008) 2
0.3%
2
0.4%
100%
United States of America (2008) 2
0.3%
1
0.2%
50%
Uganda (2007) 5
0.8%
3
0.6%
60%
Angola (2005) 375
56.8%
330
61.2%
88%
1990's
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1998 to 2000) 155
23.5%
129
23.9%
83%
1980's
Kenya (1987) 2
0.3%
2
0.4%
100%
Kenya (1980) 3
0.5%
2
0.4%
67%
1970's
South Africa (1975) 4
0.6%
2
0.4%
50%
1960's
Serbia (1967) 3
0.5%
1
0.2%
33%
Germany (1967) 30
4.5%
8
1.5%
27%

Source: WHO.

Country Cases Cases % Deaths Deaths % CFR
AFR
United Republic of Tanzania 10
1.5%
7
1.3%
70%
Equatorial Guinea 41
6.2%
36
6.7%
88%
Ghana 4
0.6%
3
0.6%
75%
Guinea 2
0.3%
2
0.4%
100%
Uganda 24
3.7%
11
2.1%
46%
Angola 375
57.2%
330
61.7%
88%
Democratic Republic of the Congo 155
23.6%
129
24.1%
83%
Kenya 4
0.6%
3
0.6%
75%
South Africa 4
0.6%
2
0.4%
50%
EUR
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2
0.3%
2
0.4%
100%
Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia 3
0.5%
1
0.2%
33%
Germany 30
4.6%
8
1.5%
27%
AMR
United States of America 2
0.3%
1
0.2%
50%

Source: WHO.

Marburg Virus Disease

Family: Filoviridae family
Natural host: Rousettus aegyptiacus
flowchart TB
  D(🦇 Fruit Bat) --> B(👨🏾‍🌾 Human)
  B --> C(👨🏽‍⚕️ Human)
  C --> B
  

Human to human transmission: Human-to-human
Vaccine: No vaccine
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